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EnvSci Chapter 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The abiotic factors in an environment include ______.

a)

animals

b)

microbes

c)

plants

d)

water

2.

The biotic factors in an environment include ______.

a)

plants

b)

rocks

c)

sand

d)

water

3.

The abiotic factors in an environment include ______.

a)

dogs

b)

grass

c)

fungus

d)

rocks

4.

Almost all of the energy used by living things comes from ____________.

a)

animals

b)

the Earth

c)

plants

d)

the sun

5.

Interactions in the environment are usually _____.

a)

complex

b)

easily observed

c)

predictable

d)

well understood

6.

The broadest, most inclusive level; the thin volume of Earth and atmosphere that supports life.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

7.

Which level includes all of the abiotic and biotic factors in an area?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

8.

All the members of a species that live in an area make up a(n) _____________.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Geographical range

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

9.

The type of environment that is suitable for a certain species is its _____________

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Geographical range

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

10.

The total area in which a species can live is a/an_______.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Geographical range

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

11.

A stable ecosystem includes _______________.

a)

at least one plant and one animal

b)

a wide variety of organisms

c)

one type of organism

d)

two types of organisms

12.

A stable ecosystem includes _______________.

a)

biodiversity

b)

bio magnification

c)

biomass

d)

biotechnology

13.

Habitat destruction can result in loss of ______.

a)

air

b)

energy

c)

land

d)

species

14.

Hibernation enables an animal to save _____.

a)

energy

b)

range

c)

space

d)

time

15.

What is a disturbance of ocean winds and currents when a warm water currents last several month?

a)

a storm

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

d)

Ice Age

16.

The periodic decline in the fish industry in Peru is blamed on _______.

a)

a storm

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

d)

Ice Age

17.

Glaciers, weather, and water shape Earth by _____.

a)

El Nino

b)

erosion

c)

hibernation

d)

tectonics

18.

The most recent ice age ended about ____ years ago.

a)

10,000

b)

100,000

c)

1 million

d)

10 million

19.

The New Madrid fault line is an example of changes in the ______.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Thermosphere

20.

An El Nino is an example of a change in the _____.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Thermosphere

21.

Ice Ages are an example of changes in the _____.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Thermosphere

22.

The releasing of greenhouse gases is an example of changes in the _____.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Thermosphere